Radiator



June 9, 1925. 1,540,851

DE WITT T.'- LYON RADIATOR Filed Oct. 24, 1921 mvgmon pay La; 2:2; 02?

A TTOR/VEYS Patented June 9, 1925.

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LYON, or ,cnioaso, ILLINOIS.

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application filed ,Oe toher 2 1 1921. Serial Np. 509,825.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, DE W rr Tarpon Lyon. a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Chicago, in the county of-Cook and State ofIllinois,hav e invented a new and useful Impr-ovement in Radiators, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and t, t description.

my invention relates to improvements in radiators, and it consists inthe combina 'tions, constructions, and arrangements herein de 'bed andclaimed.

An object of my invention is to provide an improvement over that form ofthe deyice shown in my prior application 'for patent, Serial No.430,321, filed Deceniber ltl, 192d. In said application there wasdisclosed a radiator composed of a ph lity of sections, each se oncomprising an upper and a lower header portion with pipes connectingsaid headers, the upper and lower headers being so formed as tointerlock with adjacent headers, thereby forming a selfcenteringconstruction which makes the units easy to assemble and also aids inpreventing the units from getting out of alinement. In my present devicethe headers have oft set compartments communicating therewith, each ofsaid compartments having an opening therein adapted to'receive an end ofa connecting pipe. With this construction the connecting nipples can bereadily turned by means of a wrench without the necessity of tipping ormoving the sections.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the typedescribed which is simple in construction, easy to assemble, and notlikely to get out of order easily.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part ofthis application, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device,

Figure 2 is a section along the line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a horizontal section of a modified form of the device,

Figure 4: is a horizontal section of another inodified form of thedevice, and

Figureb is a horizontal section of still another modified form of thedevice.

In carrying out my invention, I provide headers 1 2 "connnunicating witheach other by mens of pipes As. "clearly shown in Figures 1 and theheaders I 2 have lateral extensions or 'conipar i in rows so that thecompartments andh are adjacent one another. A pipe 0rco-u-.

pling ti haying a nlut' integral therewith is screwed into. the alinedopenings of the (5 1s partrnents adjacentone another; It w ll be seenthat a series of headers canbe' plzice'd side byside and thus provide aaerator-"er any desired length. It yvill be understood that thecompartments in thelovver-h eaders are joined together bytlrepipes 16'andthat the compartments in the upper headers are also joined togetherby other pipes 6. The headers at each end of the row are connected to asource of steam supply (not shown). The steam will thereupon flow in acircuitous path from header to header, thus effectually Warming thepipes 3. The headers can be easily and readily assembled or disassembledby merely screwing or unscrewing the pipes 6. The pipes 6, as will henoted, are disposed on the sides of the headers 1 and Q and cantherefore be readily operated. This permits the different headers to betaken apart by a wrench (not shown) without the necessity of moving.

the headers at all.

In Figure 2, I show the headers as parallelogramic in shape and theytherefore can be readily assembled, and when assembled, form a straightrow or line. The pipes 3 are staggered with respect to each other, thuscausing the air flowing therebetween totake a circuitous path and bereadily warmed thereby. v

In Figures 3, 4, and 5, I show modified forms of the device. These formsare ident'ical with respect to the form. shown in Figures 1 and 2, andthe same reference numerals describing the preferred form will be usedin these forms. In the form shown in Figure 3, the headers are V-shapedand thus are prevented from lateral movement with each other whenassembled.

In the form shown in Figure 4:, each of the headers resembles a triangleand also interlock with each other when assembled. The form shown inFigure 5 has its headwe '4 and owlnch have openings therein. The headers1 and 2' arejadapted to be laced ers in the shape of a trapezoid and areprevented from lateral movement with each other in substantially thesame manner as I the forms shown in Figures 3 and 4.

of the radiator and the latter can therefore be manipulated withoutmoving the entire device.

I claim: I

1. A radiator comprising a plurality of sections, each of said sectionshaving a lower and an upper header, the abutting sides 01 said headersbeing fashioned so as to prevent lateral movement of said headers withrespect to each other when said headers are assembled, a plurality ofpipes disposed between each upper and lower header, said pipes placingsaid headers in commun1cation with each other, laterally extendingcompartments carried by said headers, and connecting pipes adapted tosecure the ad acent compartments together, whereby the various sectionsare held together as a unit.

2. A radiator comprising a plurality of sections, the abutting sides ofsaid sections being fashioned so as to prevent lateral movement of saidsections with respect to each other when said sections are assembledlaterally extending compartments carried by said sections andcommunicating therewith, and pipes connecting said compartments, wherebythe sections are prevented from longitudinal movement with respect toeach other and are held together as a unit. I

3. A radiator comprising a plurality of sections, each section having anupper and a. lower header, pipes connecting said upper and lower headerstogether, the contiguous walls of the adjacent headers havingobliqueangles, whereby one header has a portion fitting within therecess of the adjacent header, and means for connecting adjacentsections together.

DE WITT T. LYON.

